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IT education and training

April 10, 2003 10 Apr'03
E-Skills to tempt 40,000 into IT

Sector training body seeks 40,000 new recruits for IT employers' £3m funding boost and wider industry support bolster NTO's...
March 21, 2003 21 Mar'03
Training portal set to save Ford $17m

The Ford Learning Network is a massive web-based portal that integrates all training management, online testing and learning...
March 19, 2003 19 Mar'03
E-learning cuts Bayer training costs 75%

Healthcare and chemicals company Bayer claims to have cut the cost of training staff in PC skills by 75% after introducing a...
February 12, 2003 12 Feb'03
Government steps up training fraud probe

The Government has closed down its Individual Learning Account (ILA) scheme two weeks ahead of schedule and launched a major...

February 12, 2003 12 Feb'03
Government unveils Web siteto woo new IT workers

The e-skills NTO, the government's IT and communications national training organisation, has launched a new Web site aimed at...
February 05, 2003 05 Feb'03
Flagship IT skills body set for April relaunch

The public/private sector partnership responsible for IT training in the UK said it was confident it would win funding to become...
January 23, 2003 23 Jan'03
IT departments invest in training

IT departments are increasingly turning to training and education as a means of addressing skills requirements, as the wider...
January 08, 2003 08 Jan'03
Users to benefit from IT training alliance

One of the UK's main IT skills bodies has struck a deal with a leading global IT industry body to align key qualifications they...
July 24, 2002 24 Jul'02
More Microsoft staff are getting training thanks to online system

Microsoft claims to have increased the take-up of job-related training among its staff by half after rolling out a $1m (£640,000)...
July 11, 2002 11 Jul'02
Nats withdraws air traffic controller training boxes

National Air Traffic Services (Nats) has withdrawn its communications boxes, used in the training of air traffic controllers,...

July 03, 2002 03 Jul'02
PC-based training for bank staff

The Woolwich has rolled out a new training system for its call centre staff in a bid to improve customer service and reduce staff...
May 29, 2002 29 May'02
More cash for IT training

IT chiefs have won a key role in the relaunch of the UK's e-skills training body. Bill Goodwin reports.
May 02, 2002 02 May'02
Minister rejects ILA claims

The minister for adult skills, John Healey has rejected suggestions that the Government should compensate IT training companies...
April 03, 2002 03 Apr'02
Government delays could harm IT skills initiatives

Fears are growing that employers could withdraw their support from government-backed IT training initiatives following serious...
February 14, 2002 14 Feb'02
Are IT training managers underpaid?

Four out of five IT managers do not believe IT trainers should be paid more, despite a survey showing that IT training staff feel...
February 14, 2002 14 Feb'02
Firms face retraining bill for switch to .net toolkit

Microsoft Visual Studio .net (VS.net), a key part of the software giant's Web services platform, was launched earlier this week.
February 11, 2002 11 Feb'02
NHS to offer staff free IT training

The National Health Service is to give every staff member access to free IT training.
January 31, 2002 31 Jan'02
E-skills report out of date

The E-Skills National Training Organisation has come under fire from business groups after it published a landmark report on the...
January 24, 2002 24 Jan'02
IT training industry in crisis after ILA closure

The Government is facing legal action from IT training companies following the suspension of its Individual Learning Accounts...
January 02, 2002 02 Jan'02
E-learning predicted to take off in next five years

Last year was tough for many players in the IT training market, but it is hoped that this year will see a significant increase in...
November 15, 2001 15 Nov'01
Fraud destroys hopes of individual learning

IT training programmes serving some of the most deprived areas of the UK are facing closure following the Government's suspension...
November 01, 2001 01 Nov'01
Employers cut back on training

Employers are abandoning long-term training and career development for their IT staff as the economic downturn begins to bite.
November 01, 2001 01 Nov'01
Poor checks to blame for IT training rip-off

The Government has admitted that it carried out only minimal checks on training companies that conned thousands of workers out of...
October 04, 2001 04 Oct'01
MCSE students abandoned as training firm collapses

One of the UK's leading providers of Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) training has gone into administration, leaving...
October 03, 2001 03 Oct'01
Recession drives US training upturn

One surprise result of the staff freeze currently underway in most US IT departments is a marked increase in training.
September 05, 2001 05 Sep'01
Get IT training sorted out

It is time to cut through the bureaucracy and red tape surrounding IT training and reconnect with those who want to develop their...
May 18, 2001 18 May'01
Ofsted criticises IT training for school teachers

Teacher training issues are hampering the Government's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) initiative in schools, says...
May 11, 2001 11 May'01
Companies urged to go for in-depth e-training

Businesses are putting their e-commerce projects at risk because they are failing to give IT staff the in-depth training in...
January 24, 2001 24 Jan'01
Nats bosses face air traffic training crisis

Air traffic controllers have rejected an £8,000 cash offer aimed at ensuring a normal operational service while staff train on...
January 03, 2001 03 Jan'01
Skills shortage is pushing up wages

Bill Goodwin
Employers were urged to step up their in-house training programmes following new evidence that the skills gap is...
December 20, 2000 20 Dec'00
CityJobs now offering Web-based training

On-line recruitment service CityJobs.com is offering its users easy access to a comprehensive selection of web-based training courses through a link on its...
November 22, 2000 22 Nov'00
Call for contractor training help

The Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) has called on the Government to create training incentives for independent IT contractors, saying...
November 22, 2000 22 Nov'00
IT skills give hope to the homeless

A London charity is offering IT training to help the homeless get off the streets, writes Daniel Thomas
November 15, 2000 15 Nov'00
IT training courses up for auction

On-line auction site, Hoora.com went live last month offering users the unique opportunity to bid for last minute deals on top IT training courses.
October 11, 2000 11 Oct'00
Call for more training, less immigration

Relaxing immigration laws for overseas workers is merely a temporary solution to the country's IT skills shortage, and will not address the longer-term...
August 02, 2000 02 Aug'00
Halifax Springs into training

Spring IT Training has been awarded a contract by financial services company, the Halifax, to supply and manage the technical training of its IT...
August 02, 2000 02 Aug'00
Too busy to train

IT personnel are missing out on crucial training because they are too busy at work, says on-line training market place,
July 19, 2000 19 Jul'00
Unipart online system slashes training time

Unipart, the engineering and parts distribution group, aims to save more than 20,000 production days a year by introducing online training for its...
June 28, 2000 28 Jun'00
More training needed to entice young blood

Bill Goodwin
Employers were urged to step up their training efforts as evidence emerged that the number of young people entering the IT...
June 21, 2000 21 Jun'00
Anytime, anywhere learning over the Net

IT development skills provider, QA Training, has announced plans to provide "anytime, anywhere" learning over the internet.
The organisation is to...
May 31, 2000 31 May'00
Software measures efficiency of courses

Software that measures the effectiveness of multimedia courses has been donated to the international, non-profit-making IT Training...
April 12, 2000 12 Apr'00
Ministers ask bosses to train unemployed as IT specialists

The Government plans to use its controversial New Deal programme, which helps unemployed people back to work, to train a supply of technicians to fill crucial IT vacancies
March 29, 2000 29 Mar'00
UK training standards lead the world

UK standards for technology-based training are winning worldwide acceptance with support from leading course suppliers and Government bodies.

The...
March 15, 2000 15 Mar'00
Urgent drive for IT trainees

Training organisations will launch a new Modern Apprenticeship (MA) scheme in a matter of weeks, in the latest bid to ease the UK's shortage of IT...
March 01, 2000 01 Mar'00
Cityjobs.com offers free online training

Online recruitment site Cityjobs.com has signed a deal with online training provider iLearn to offer free online training to all registered Cityjobs candidates.
February 09, 2000 09 Feb'00
NETg gets top training award

Trends towards computer-based training, and growing maturity among suppliers in this field, were highlighted by the Institute of IT Training at its annual...
February 02, 2000 02 Feb'00
Oracle provides training via Sheffield Uni MSc

Tina Milton
Oracle is claiming a breakthrough in IT industry and university cooperation by providing direct training as part of a higher...
January 26, 2000 26 Jan'00
EDS wins training accreditation

IT services group EDS has opened its staff development to independent scrutiny in order to gain formal recognition from the BCS